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Loch Lomond Villa is committed to enhancing the health and wellness of older adults across the globe. The Loch Lomond Villa Research Program conducts high quality research that seeks to improve health outcomes and quality of life for older adults living in long term care and those living independently. Although Loch Lomond Villa has always been passionate about taking an active role in research and providing care that is evidence based, our Research Program was officially established in September 2018. Since its establishment, Loch Lomond Villa Research has become a community catalyst for health research and innovations that serve to benefit older adults in Saint John, and beyond.

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Loch Lomond Villa Research Team

Danielle Kent

Danielle is the Director of Research at Loch Lomond Villa. Within her role, she manages multiple research activities at Loch Lomond Villa and collaborates with researchers from other institutes. She has a Master of Applied Health Services and Research in Interdisciplinary Studies from the University of New Brunswick, and a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology and Certificate in Interpersonal Education for Health and Human Performance from Dalhousie University. Danielle’s career has focused on conducting high-quality health research for older adults in long-term care and in the community.

Hannah Boucher

Hannah has been a part of the Loch Lomond Villa community since 2019 and has been a part of the Research Department since she graduated in 2022 from the University of New Brunswick. She is now the Research Coordinator and has helped with various projects in the Research Department. Most recently, Hannah was the Research Assistant for the mobile X-ray pilot project Radiography on Wheels.

Angela Ryan

Although no stranger to LLV, Angela has 39 years of LPN experience and for the past ten years has been involved in the Rehab Department. She has been involved in many committees and was the 2016 recipient of the Spirit of Planetree Award. She had also been involved in the Research Department in 2020 with the NB HEARS project. She is very excited to be part of this new team initiative for seniors in the community and to work with the new Nursing Homes Without Walls team members.

Mike Wood

Mike is part of the Nursing Homes Without Walls Team as the Driver. He is no stranger to the Villa community, as he has worked for Loch Lomond Villa for 33 years! He is excited to begin this new chapter of his Loch Lomond Villa career and is looking forward to serving the seniors within the Saint John and Grand-Bay Westfield communities.

Constance Gilman

Constance is the Activity Coordinator for the Nursing Homes Without Walls program at Loch Lomond Villa. Since 2016, she has worked in Recreation and Leisure with a focus of geriatric care. During her free time, she coaches athletics for the Saint John Reds Club and any other sport Fundy Middle/High school needs a coach. She is currently finishing her Therapeutic Recreation Degree from University of Lethbridge in Alberta.

Nicole Hodd

New to the Loch Lomond Villa Team, Nicole is eager to be part of the Nursing Homes Without Walls program as the Administrative Assistant. She is a recent grad from NBCC from the Administrative Professional- Executive program.

Lisa Toner

Lisa has been working for the Senior Outreach Program as an Activity Coordinator for the past ten years. Recently, she joined the Nursing Home Without Walls pilot project as the Program Assistant.